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White savior narrative in film : ウィキペディア英語版 | White savior narrative in film In film, the white savior is a narrative trope in which a white character rescues people of color from their plight.〔 The trope has an extensive history in cinema of the United States. The white savior is portrayed as messianic and often learns something about himself or herself in the process of rescuing.〔 The trope reflects how media represents race relations by racializing concepts like morality as identifiable with white people over nonwhite people.〔 White saviors are often male and are sometimes out of place in their own society until they lead minorities or foreigners. ''Screen Saviors: Hollywood Fictions of Whiteness'' labels the stories as fantasies that "are essentially grandiose, exhibitionistic, and narcissistic".〔 Types of stories include white travels to "exotic" Asian locations, white defense against racism in the American South, or white protagonists having "racially diverse" helpers.〔 Kathleen Fitzgerald, associate professor of sociology, said, "While a successful film genre, this image is problematic because it frames the person of color as unable to solve their own problems, as incompetent." A common storyline in white savior films is a white teacher or white coach helping students of color. Fitzgerald said the storyline was not problematic on its own but that it "sells" in Hollywood despite thousands of teachers of color helping students of color and despite communities of color having their own leaders. Noah Berlatsky in ''The Atlantic'' said the white savior narrative is frequently seen in slavery films, including award-winning ones. The films are variations of a single narrative where black people "are oppressed by bad white people" and "achieve freedom through the offices of good white people".〔 ==List of films== The following films have been described as containing the narrative:
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